Tsinghua University selects Kuwaiti academic as member of committee

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, July 11 (KUNA) -- The Tsinghua University in Beijing chose the first arab Professor of Political Science at Kuwait University Dr. Ghanim Al-Najjar to join the Higher Academic Committee at the Institute of International Studies.Dr. Al-Najjar told KUNA on Thursday that he highly appreciates the choice especially that the University of Tsinghua is one of the most prestigious universities in the world.He will promote cooperation between Kuwait University and Tsinghua University, which is one of the world's leading universities for political studies as well as engineering and technology.Meanwhile, Tsinghua University is a major research university in Beijing, and a member of the elite C9 League of Chinese universities.The university was established in 1911 and has graduated numerous Chinese leaders in politics, business, academia, and culture. (end)ams.hs